highest reb per game by retired players since 1980

Since 1979-80, Dennis Rodman has the most rebounds per game by an inactive or retired player, with 13.1 per game.

Interpreted as:
highest reb per game with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by retired players since 1980
NAMERPGGPMPGPPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
13.1
911
31.7
7.3
1.8
0.7
0.6
3.0
5.8
52.1
0.1
0.4
23.1
1.2
2.0
58.4
54.6
4.8
8.4
1.6
28,839
6,683
11,954
1,600
611
531
1,484
2,843
+827
2Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
12.2
145
34.5
9.0
3.7
0.8
0.7
3.8
7.4
51.8
0.0
0.0
50.0
1.3
2.0
65.8
54.4
3.7
8.5
1.7
5,005
1,301
1,767
536
117
97
250
420
3Dwight Howard
D. Howard
11.8
1,242
31.8
15.7
1.3
0.9
1.8
5.7
9.7
58.7
0.0
0.1
21.4
4.3
7.6
56.7
60.2
3.3
8.4
2.7
39,435
19,485
14,627
1,676
1,081
2,228
3,302
3,912
+2878
4Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
11.7
1,073
36.7
22.1
3.9
1.5
0.8
7.9
14.5
54.1
0.5
1.9
26.6
5.9
8.1
73.5
61.2
4.0
7.7
3.1
39,330
23,757
12,546
4,215
1,648
888
3,376
3,287
+532
5Moses Malone
M. Malone
11.6
1,106
33.5
20.9
1.4
0.8
1.2
7.2
14.7
48.7
0.0
0.1
10.0
6.6
8.5
77.8
56.8
4.8
6.8
2.9
37,068
23,151
12,810
1,529
895
1,357
3,258
2,399
6Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
11.1
1,238
35.7
21.8
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.7
17.0
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.2
4.4
6.2
71.2
55.3
3.3
7.8
3.0
44,222
26,946
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
3,667
4,383
+564
7Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
10.9
1,207
34.7
23.7
2.5
0.6
2.3
9.4
16.1
58.2
0.0
0.0
4.5
4.9
9.3
52.7
58.6
3.5
7.4
2.7
41,918
28,596
13,099
3,026
739
2,732
3,310
4,146
+4887
8Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
10.8
1,392
34.0
19.0
3.0
0.7
2.2
7.4
14.6
50.6
0.0
0.1
17.9
4.2
6.1
69.6
55.1
2.8
8.1
2.4
47,368
26,496
15,091
4,225
1,025
3,020
3,381
3,304
+8910
9Hassan Whiteside
H. Whiteside
10.8
511
24.7
12.6
0.6
0.5
2.2
5.3
9.0
58.6
0.0
0.1
30.8
2.1
3.5
60.5
60.2
3.1
7.7
1.5
12,645
6,450
5,523
326
271
1,143
756
1,341
+313
10David Robinson
D. Robinson
10.6
987
34.7
21.1
2.5
1.4
3.0
7.5
14.4
51.8
0.0
0.1
25.0
6.1
8.3
73.6
58.3
3.1
7.5
2.4
34,271
20,790
10,497
2,441
1,388
2,954
2,417
2,835
+2454
11Swen Nater
S. Nater
10.4
260
27.4
11.3
1.9
0.5
0.4
4.6
8.4
54.6
0.0
0.0
25.0
2.2
2.9
75.1
58.7
3.0
7.4
2.3
7,124
2,949
2,702
490
126
99
587
769
12Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
10.3
1,196
30.8
9.8
1.0
0.4
2.8
3.5
6.7
51.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.8
4.1
68.4
57.3
3.2
7.1
1.8
36,791
11,729
12,359
1,240
494
3,289
2,173
3,383
+1607
13DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
10.2
654
29.8
19.6
3.0
1.3
1.1
7.0
15.2
46.0
0.7
2.0
33.1
5.0
6.7
73.7
53.9
2.6
7.6
3.3
19,508
12,802
6,664
1,979
874
742
2,149
2,421
-553
14Jeff Ruland
J. Ruland
10.2
332
33.4
17.4
3.0
0.8
0.8
6.3
11.2
56.4
0.0
0.1
15.8
4.7
6.5
71.8
61.5
3.3
6.9
3.7
11,088
5,763
3,378
1,002
249
267
1,212
1,218
15Karl Malone
K. Malone
10.1
1,476
37.2
25.0
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
0.1
0.2
27.4
6.6
8.9
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
54,852
36,928
14,968
5,248
2,085
1,145
4,524
4,578
+3010
16Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
10.0
1,462
34.5
17.8
3.7
1.3
1.4
7.2
14.5
49.7
0.1
0.4
27.5
3.3
4.2
78.9
54.6
2.2
7.8
2.2
50,418
26,071
14,662
5,445
1,859
2,037
3,179
3,561
+4913
17Roy Tarpley
R. Tarpley
10.0
280
26.7
12.6
1.0
1.1
1.2
5.2
10.8
48.3
0.0
0.1
17.6
2.2
2.9
74.4
52.3
3.4
6.6
2.0
7,476
3,533
2,803
292
317
329
557
950
18Larry Bird
L. Bird
10.0
897
38.4
24.3
6.3
1.7
0.8
9.6
19.3
49.6
0.7
1.9
37.6
4.4
5.0
88.6
56.4
2.0
8.0
3.1
34,443
21,791
8,974
5,695
1,556
755
2,816
2,279
19Buck Williams
B. Williams
10.0
1,307
32.5
12.8
1.3
0.8
0.8
4.9
8.9
54.9
0.0
0.0
16.7
3.0
4.6
66.4
58.7
3.5
6.5
2.1
42,464
16,784
13,017
1,646
1,080
1,100
2,784
4,267
+155
20Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
9.8
1,183
34.3
21.0
1.9
1.0
2.4
8.2
16.3
50.4
0.0
0.1
15.2
4.6
6.2
74.0
55.3
2.3
7.5
3.0
40,594
24,815
11,607
2,215
1,136
2,894
3,537
4,034
+412
21Marcus Camby
M. Camby
9.8
973
29.5
9.5
1.9
1.0
2.4
3.9
8.3
46.6
0.0
0.1
20.5
1.8
2.6
67.0
50.3
2.7
7.1
1.4
28,684
9,262
9,513
1,837
967
2,331
1,362
2,687
-23
22Chris Webber
C. Webber
9.8
831
37.1
20.7
4.2
1.4
1.4
8.7
18.1
47.9
0.3
1.1
29.9
3.0
4.7
64.9
51.3
2.7
7.0
2.8
30,847
17,182
8,124
3,526
1,197
1,200
2,313
2,700
+1550
23Bill Laimbeer
B. Laimbeer
9.7
1,068
31.8
12.9
2.0
0.7
0.9
5.2
10.5
49.8
0.2
0.6
32.6
2.3
2.7
83.7
55.2
2.6
7.1
1.5
33,956
13,790
10,400
2,184
710
965
1,594
3,633
24Emeka Okafor
E. Okafor
9.7
616
30.9
12.0
0.8
0.7
1.6
4.9
9.5
51.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.2
3.8
58.6
53.5
3.2
6.5
1.6
19,055
7,370
5,967
520
414
1,003
984
1,696
-927
25Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
9.7
943
33.7
16.0
3.3
1.1
1.0
5.9
12.7
46.5
0.2
0.7
32.8
4.0
4.7
85.7
54.3
2.2
7.4
2.3
31,747
15,130
9,125
3,093
1,012
941
2,147
3,284
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19
63
.232
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17
65
.207
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64
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.780
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62
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.756
2.0
3
54
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.659
10.0
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53
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.646
11.0
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52
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.634
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